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A Second-Hand Excuse

A SECOND-HAND EXCUSE. (Stern Brothers Comedy) (Excuse Maker Series) 1926. 2 reels.

Copyright term expired Free in the US since 1 January 2022: the full term of registration LP22694 of 1926 by Universal Pictures Corp has run out.

Finding revision 47f4c505, first recorded 5 September 2026. A revision id changes when the finding, its reason or its linked renewals change.

Director, Francis Corby; story, William Anthony.

Registration LP22694 Copyright term expired

Term began
1926-05-08
Claimant
Universal Pictures Corp
Class
LP — published photoplay
Finding
copyright term began 1926-05-08; the maximum term (28 + 67 years) ended before 2026-01-01
In the public domain since
1 January 2022 (maximum 95-year term from 1926)

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The copyright term began before 1931. Under US law every such term, renewed or not, ended before 2026-01-01.

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Catalog of Copyright Entries, Motion Pictures 1912–1939 (Library of Congress, 1951), Project Gutenberg #51836, lines 213230–213236.

  A SECOND-HAND EXCUSE. (Stern Brothers Comedy) (Excuse Maker Series)
    1926. 2 reels.

    Credits: Director, Francis Corby; story, William Anthony.

    © Universal Pictures Corp.; 8May26; LP22694.

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